Two-thirds of people in the North of England have either never heard of, or know nothing about, the Northern Powerhouse, according to a BBC-commissioned survey.

People across the north of England are hit by flooding, even though high water levels are not as bad as expected.

Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, South Korea's Yonhap says, the first trip by a UN chief in more than 20 years.

Friday's Paris attacks were planned from Syria and more are being prepared, the French PM says, as police carry out 150 raids on suspected Islamist militants across France.

A 41-year-old Frenchman appears in court charged with possessing an air rifle and a knife following a security alert at Gatwick Airport.

Four members of the same family who were killed in a plane crash in Somerset have been formally identified by police.

France is committed to "destroying" the so-called Islamic State group after Friday's deadly attacks, President Francois Hollande says.

The leader of a Maoist cult used mind control to rape and abuse a female follower, a jury hears.